Manchester
Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality developments across Manchester, with a focus on high-activity areas such as the Northern Quarter, Ancoats, Spinningfields, and Deansgate. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, investment trends, and evolving footfall dynamics. Insight is tailored for operators tracking urban trading patterns, premium casual formats, and consumer behaviour in one of the UK’s most competitive city markets.
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Feb- 2023 -22 FebruaryVenues & Properties
Soho House to open first Manchester location
Soho House has announced plans to open its first members’ club in Manchester later this year. The Manchester opening will be the 13th UK Soho House club and fourth outside of London, following the group’s launch in Brighton last year. Members’ clubs are also located in Oxfordshire and Somerset. The…
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10 FebruaryRestaurants
Gino D’Acampo’s Luciano restaurant sold to San Carlo Group
Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant Luciano, in Alderley Edge Cheshire, has been acquired by the San Carlo Group. The restaurant will close its doors on 14 February 2023, just one year after it opened. It will be closed for five weeks and then reopen under the San Carlo brand. The restaurant will…
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Jan- 2023 -26 JanuaryBusiness
Great North Pie Co to open kitchen and bar
The Great North Pie Co has announced that it is set to open a kitchen and bar in the Manchester city centre space, Kampus in February. The opening of the site in the centre of Manchester will join the company’s existing sites including places in Altrincham and the Lake District.…
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23 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Salonica Maroon increases Creams shareholding
Investment firm Salonica Maroon has announced that it has acquired further shareholdings in Creams Cafe. Salonica Maroon co-invested in the dessert business alongside majority shareholder Pistachio Holdings in December 2020. Creams opened a flagship store in Manchester Arndale Centre in December 2022 and has 15 new locations in the pipeline…
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18 JanuaryRestaurants
Lazy Sundae takes over location in Manchester Arndale
Lazy Sundae has announced it is set to open a new location in Manchester’s Arndale centre for its second location in the city, agreeing to take a 1,305 sq ft unit on a 10-year lease. Showcasing an internationally inspired menu of premium bubble tea, souffle pancakes and artisan ice creams,…
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13 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Arc Inspirations to open Manahatta in Sheffield
Arc Inspirations is set to expand its portfolio of bars into a new city with the launch of Manahatta, Sheffield. The group currently operates 18 premium bars across the North of England, under the brands of Banyan Bar and Kitchen, BOX and Manahatta. It secured planning permission for the new…
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12 JanuaryFeatures
Adam Hyman on the Happiness in Hospitality 2022 report
What is your background in hospitality and can you tell us a little bit about your career progression? I don’t have an official hospitality background so to speak; like a lot of people, I have dabbled in working in restaurants and pubs growing up. I studied and worked in commercial…
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Dec- 2022 -9 DecemberPubs and Bars
Hospitality sales rise in city centres ahead of Christmas rush
Pubs, restaurants and bars have “made a good start” to the festive season in Britain’s major cities, according to research from CGA by NielsenIQ and connectivity solutions provider Wireless Social. Their latest ‘Top Cities’ report found that sales in the four weeks to 19 November were ahead of the same…
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7 DecemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Gail’s to expand into North West
Gail’s is set to expand into the North West for the first time next year, opening its first neighbourhood bakery in Wilmslow in early 2023, with further locations set to be announced. The new bakeries will serve artisan sourdough breads, pastries, sandwiches, and cakes alongside its specialty House Blend coffee.…
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Nov- 2022 -14 NovemberRestaurants
Ewe Restaurant and Bar set to open
Newly conceived Ewe Restaurant and Bar is set to open in Bolton’s Westhoughton on 18 November. The million-pound project has a capacity of 150 and will welcome live music from local musicians. Headed up by the team behind Manchester’s ‘Yours’ restaurant and bar, the new venue will be led by…
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